Over 1k participate in second meet

  • | Thursday | 26th April, 2018

Also, unlike the meeting on April 9 that saw presence of few project-affected persons and some farmer representatives, Wednesday’s meeting saw participation of 1,000 persons including residents from city areas. They even demanded that all the NHSRCL should be booked for spreading wrong information. While we will continue holding consultative meetings in other cities of the state, the joint measurement survey on the ground will also begin soon,” said Pradeep Ahirkar, chief project manager of NHSRCL. Vadodara: The second consultative meeting for the land acquisition of the bullet train project witnessed some stormy scenes at the Sir Sayaji Nagar Gruh on Wednesday.But unlike the meeting on April 9, which the officials had to wind up following complete chaos, the meeting on Wednesday continued amid presence of cops who remained stationed to ensure that things do not go out of control. The officials too were present in full strength.After the earlier meeting meet failure, it was for the first time that the officials could make a presentation prepared by the Delhi-based consultancy firm – the Arcadis India Pvt Ltd, which detailed out the impact on the project in the district.But when the presentation was mid-way, some individuals claiming to be farmer representatives, started disrupting and alleged that the officials had not held gram sabhas which was a pre-requisite before the second round of consultation.

Vadodara: The second consultative meeting for the land acquisition of the bullet train project witnessed some stormy scenes at the Sir Sayaji Nagar Gruh on Wednesday.But unlike the meeting on April 9, which the officials had to wind up following complete chaos, the meeting on Wednesday continued amid presence of cops who remained stationed to ensure that things do not go out of control. Also, unlike the meeting on April 9 that saw presence of few project-affected persons and some farmer representatives, Wednesday’s meeting saw participation of 1,000 persons including residents from city areas. The officials too were present in full strength.After the earlier meeting meet failure, it was for the first time that the officials could make a presentation prepared by the Delhi-based consultancy firm – the Arcadis India Pvt Ltd, which detailed out the impact on the project in the district.But when the presentation was mid-way, some individuals claiming to be farmer representatives, started disrupting and alleged that the officials had not held gram sabhas which was a pre-requisite before the second round of consultation. They even demanded that all the NHSRCL should be booked for spreading wrong information. But this time their attempt failed as another group of farmers demanded that they wanted to sit through the entire presentation.After the presentation, the officials had to face a series of questions related to the compensation packages, the jantri rates, the entitlement matrix designed for the project affected households, rehabilitation of those who will get displayed and alignment of the bullet train.Some in the audience even demanded that jobs should be given to those families which will lose land due to the project.“This meeting was meant to share details of the project. While we will continue holding consultative meetings in other cities of the state, the joint measurement survey on the ground will also begin soon,” said Pradeep Ahirkar, chief project manager of NHSRCL.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

₹ 10 - ₹ 1000

NYOOOZ FRIEND

₹ 2000 - ₹ 5000

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Latest Vadodara headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles
Over 1k participate in second meet
  • Thursday | 26th April, 2018
PM Modi shares vibrant pics of Uttarayan celebration at Statue of Unity
  • Tuesday | 2nd June, 2020
Statue of Unity & Konark Sun Temple included in `Iconic Sites` list
  • Thursday | 28th May, 2020
Impressed by Statue of Unity marvels, Anand Mahindra posts pic with iron man
  • Thursday | 28th May, 2020